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lings, &c., there have been produced five hundred and forty one 

 varieties, all accurately described — as late as September, 1848, 

 page 318. The Revue Horticole of 1851, contains a description 

 of ninety-one distinct new varieties produced since by the gard- 

 eners of France, Eelgium and England chiefly. Among these 

 there are many of distinguished beauty, and, indeed, very ftw 

 would be omitted by persons having the means to obtain them. 

 The general rule to be observed in their cultivation is abundant 

 watering, half-shade and plenty of rich food, (soil and manure.) 

 These new Fuchsias are marked by great diflerence of f(jrm as 

 well as color, but in all of them the colors are rich. Tliey are 

 all distinguished by name : The Compact, Conciliation, Perfect 

 Crimson, Criterion, Diana, Doctor Gross, Don Giovanni, Doctor 

 Smith, Elegantissima, Elizabeth, Eliza, Emma, Enchantress, 

 Ferdinand, Gabrielle d'Estrees, Gazelle, Giant of Thielt, Jenny 

 Lind — of a tender rose Vermillion, strong tube, segments v^ry 

 wide and short, ample corolla of puiple vermillion, a very fine 

 variety ! The Fine Boy, The Commander, The President, Lord 

 Nelson, Minerva Superba, Moliere, Mont Blanc — this flower is 

 pure white with a corolla of rose amaranth — Oberon, Pearl of 

 the West, Pearl of England, Orion, Perfection, Prince Albert, 

 Reverend William Freeman, Rosalie, Tom Pouce, (Tom 

 Thumb,'^ Unique, Voltaire. 



We suppose that these Fuchsias may be obtained readily from 

 Mons. F. Porchier, President of the Horticultural Society of Or- 

 leans, in France, who gives the ju-eceding list of new varieties. 

 He says there are some others (mentioned in English, Belgian 

 and French catalogues,) which he has not seen, and which be 

 believes to be excellent — such as the Crimson King, by Mayle, 

 The Emperor, by Kendall, The Paul and Virginia, by Dubus, 

 Queen of May, by Smith, Queen of the Fairies, by Hochen, The 

 Sir John FalstafF, by the same, The Acteon, by Gregory, The 

 Fiery, by Veitch, The Kossuth, by Smith. 



